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Location:

Grasslands aviary - near White Rhinos

Lady Ross’s Turaco

  • Otto (M) 4/11/2002

  • Leela (F) 4/25/2000

  • **New chick hatched March 2025

Identifying Features:

History:

  • Otto arrived at Phx Zoo in May 2004. He was housed with other females, but had not reproduced.

  • Leela came from Fresno's Chaffe Zoo in late 2021 and immediately hit it off with Otto.

  • Otto & Leela successfully hatched 2 chicks in Oct. 2022, and one more in Apr. 2023.

  • Leela is the 2nd oldest known age female to reproduce.

  • If Otto reproduces again, he will be the oldest know-age male to reproduce!

  • 2 chicks hatched in Oct. 2022

  • 1 check hatched in Apr. 2023

  • Chicks have been moved to other zoos. 

More Information:

  • Live in more forested areas

  • Not good flyers - they bounce from limb to limb much more than flying

  • Red coloration comes from copper-based pigments in the feathers, unlike other birds where the color comes from light reflecting on the feathers.

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